Have you ever done this? Go to www.thisdayinmusic.com and enter your day and month.

And it shows all the birthdays for that day. Here's mine for Jan 17th. Some good ones! (I left the bad ones out).

1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 left in 1974. (1971 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Brown Sugar'). Also worked with Bob Dylan, Mike Oldfield, Jack Bruce and Ron Wood.

1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No. 45 single ‘Copperhead Road’, Country and independent No.1 album ‘Trancendental Blues.’ Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin and Eddi Reader have all covered his songs).

1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home', 1985 US No.1 single 'Everytime You Go Away'. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single 'Toast.' Also lead singer with 1980's Q-Tips a soul covers band.

1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

1963, Born on this day, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths, (1984 UK No.10 single 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

quincy jones..............

Nobody interesting born on my birthday buttttttttttt

"this day in 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show 'Top Gear.' Stevie Wonder who was also appearing on the show jammed with Hendrix."

7th April results here (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result)

Jerry Dammers and Morrissey.
Already knew Morrissey had same birthday.
Not much else worth mentioning.

no one special

Jimi Hendrix-different year though:)

I know I share my Birthday with Agnetha Faltskjog, "the blonde one" from "ABBA".

I don't know of any other "pop stars" who share my birthday, but the classic film stars Spencer Tracy (1900) and Bette Davis (1908) share my birthday.

I do know that Cozy Powell died in a car crash on my birthday in 1998, and Gene Pitney was found dead this day in 2006. Kurt Cobain the lead singer of Nirvana comitted suicide, in 1994.

Brian May (queen)

hmmm, i got 'wasn't me' Shaggy and 'mmmbop' Zachary Hanson.

awesome!

EDIT: apparently the date of Pearl Jam's first ever gig too!

George Michael

Marilyn Monroe shares my June 1st birthday.

IIRC Mick Hucknall.

I'll tell you something, I wouldn't be sharing any jelly and ice-cream with that muppet.:hihi:

James Brown.

Florian Schneider-Esleben of Kraftwerk, but I knew that already. :cool:

i share my birthday with sinead o connor, but not the same year.

Shawnee Smith born on the exact same day.

Anybody gonna own up to sharing a birthday with Gary Glitter.

There's a few that I share my birthday with, 31st October .... Tom Paxton (US folk singer), Russ Ballard (guitarist/vocalist Argent), Larry Mullen Jr (drummer, U2), Johnny Marr (guitarist, The Smiths), Mikkey Dee (Motorhead), Annabella Lwin (singer, Bow Wow Wow), Adam Horovitz (Beastie Boys), Alistair McErlaine (guitarist, Texas), Malin Berggren (Ace Of Bass), Monica and Gabriela Irimia (The Cheeky Girls)!

Barry White
Neil Peart (Rush drummer)
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy guitarist)
Barry Andrews (XTC)
Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
Jon Stewart (Sleeper guitarist)

My birthday is also the same date as the death of Johnny Cash

No one of any interest on the music front but James Beattie in football.:thumbsup:

Noone exciting on that site but I remember I shared my birthday with the fictional character Pauline Fowler and her brother who used to say Alright Treacle!:hihi:

Sonny (as in Sonny and Cher)
Andy Taylor from Duran Duran

Also, I share my birthday with John McEnroe, Christopher Eccleston and the bloke that played Len Fairclough in Corrie - admitting to that last one is a bit like admitting to sharing your birthday with Gary Glitter. :gag:

http://www.fun4birthdays.com/

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/Slimsid2000/?action=view&current=boyband.jpg

none of this fine boyband but they are still great.

Fred Durst, singer of Limp Bizkit was born on the same day as me and the same year!

13th February:

I share my birthday with Tennessee Ernie Ford (16 Tons), Peter Tork of the Monkees, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hook (joy division/new order), Henry Rollins and erm.. robbie williams.

Timbaland.

Is that some sort of DIY Warehouse?

Ike Turner
Art Garfunkel
Gram Parsons

Michael Flatley :hihi:

2nd May
Bing Crosby
Englebert Humperdinck
Judge Dread
David Suchet
Jay Osmond
Phil Vickery (same year)
Brian Lara
David Beckham
Donatella Versace
The Rock
Bianca jagger
Lily Allen

Steve Strange (recently celebrity scissorhands but '70's & '80's popstar)

The better one Kylie Minogue is 3 years older

18th june, paul Mcartney, knew this.
alison moyet and some geezer from thomson twins didn't know this!
and more importantly elvis had a face lift on this day!!!!

Badly Drawn Boy
Mike Rutherford
Tiffany

It get's worse . . .

Sting

Jazzie B
Eddie Van Halen
Andrew Ridgeley

Jim:thumbsup:

My dad shares with Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen.

I just get one of the Arctic Monkeys :(

I've known for many years now that I share my birthday (12th November) with Neil Young , Erroll Brown (lead singer in Hot Chocolate) Booker T Jones and Brian Hyland.


I checked out the site and found a couple more well known ones ... Screaming Lord Sutch and Les McKeown (Bay City Rollers singer)